diff --git a/tools/batchMod.pl b/tools/batchMod.pl
index 055e4078a4..5804936536 100755
--- a/tools/batchMod.pl
+++ b/tools/batchMod.pl
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ my $itemrecord;
 my $nextop="";
 my @errors; # store errors found while checking data BEFORE saving item.
 my $items_display_hashref;
-my $tagslib = &GetMarcStructure(1);
+our $tagslib = &GetMarcStructure(1);
 
 my $deleted_items = 0;     # Number of deleted items
 my $deleted_records = 0;   # Number of deleted records ( with no items attached )